Ruth Westheimer

Rinker Buck, an author and former Courant reporter, will launch his latest book on Friday, July 3, at 4 p.m. party at The Hickory Stick Bookshop, 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot. "The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey" (Simon & Schuster, $28), is Buck's nonfiction account of traveling the Oregon Trail just as it was done in the old days: in a covered wagon. Buck and his brother, Nick, three mules and a Jack Russell terrier made the wagon trip of more than 2,000 miles, crossing six states from St. Joseph, Mo., to Baker City, Ore., and also scouted more than 500 miles on foot. This trip was inspired by a covered wagon vacation the Buck family took in the late...

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Rinker Buck, an author and former Courant reporter, will launch his latest book on Friday, July 3, at 4 p.m. party at The Hickory Stick Bookshop, 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot.
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